Sport Level 2
Start Date
Mon Sep 05 2022
Day / Time
Weekdays
Duration
Contact for information
Campus
Academy for Sport
This course is designed to provide you with knowledge on a range of sports subjects and you'll also have the opportunity to develop your understanding on different career opportunities within the sport industry.
You will study a wide range of modules on this course which
include:
·
Participating in sport
·
Anatomy and physiology for
exercise
·
Introduction to healthy exercise and
nutrition
·
Sports coaching
·
Physical fitness and injuries in
sport
·
Performance analysis for sport
· Work experience in the sports industry
You will also study towards an English or maths GCSE alongside your sport course with our expert English and maths teaching team and you will take part in Personal and Social Development lessons with topics ranging from job applications to personal finance.
Sport
Academies
You
will have the opportunity to join of one of our eight sport academies,
where you will get:
- Up
to 4.5 hours of professional training each week, access to competitions
and specialist sport academy coaches
- Free
access to physiotherapy assessments and treatment*
- The
opportunity to compete in local, national and international
competitions
- A
personalised training and development programme
Our eight
specialist academies are:
- Athletics
- Basketball
- Boxing
- Men's
Football
- Men's
Rugby
- Netball
- Women's
Football
- Women’s
Rugby
They all offer outstanding, training, coaching and playing opportunities for everyone of all abilities.
*subject to screening process
At
the Academy for Sport, we have over 25 sport delivery staff including teachers,
coaches and learning facilitators all ready to support your learning journey.
Each
member of the team has their own specialist subjects that they will be teaching
you, for example we have specialists in Anatomy, Massage, Coaching, Sports
Development, PE and School Sport, Leadership, Event Management, Psychology,
Biomechanics, Nutrition and much more. They all have up to date
industry experience to share with you and the energy and enthusiasm to help you
to get where you need to be.
You'll
study at our Academy for Sport, where our facilities are among the best in the
country and include:
·
Classrooms
equipped with integrated IT
·
Sports
science and sports therapy facilities
·
Performance
lab
·
3G
and 4G pitches
·
Indoor
athletics track
·
Sports
hall
·
Strength
and conditioning gym
·
Massage
suite
·
Aerobics
suite
·
Gym
·
Boxing
ring
This course is free to those aged under 19 years old.
Most people aged 19
years and over can qualify for free or reduced price course fees and there are
grants and bursaries you can apply for to help cover the costs of coming to
college, depending on your circumstances.
If you already have a full level 3 qualification and are aged 19 years over, you can apply for an Advanced Learning Loan or pay the fee upfront in full and qualify for a 10% discount.
You can get more information at our enrolment events, by calling 0191 490 2246 or email us at start@gateshead.ac.uk
Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the
most out of your time at college.
We have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our
students.
Our specialist teams can help with:
- Learning
difficulties
- Physical and sensory
disabilities
- Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD,
Aspergers or other specific learning difficulties
- Mental health and well
being
- Exam access
arrangements
- Money, finance and bursary
advice
- Careers advice, job and
university applications
Find out more here, pop into one of our enrolment events or call us on 0191 426 4329.
